dolce far niente UK /ˌdɒltʃeɪ ˌfɑː nɪˈɛnteɪ/US /ˌdoʊltʃeɪ ˌfɑɹ niˈɛnteɪ/ noun1 •Sheer indulgent relaxation and blissful laziness, the enjoyment of idleness.This gentleman is seen, / With a maid of seventeen, / A-taking of his dolce far niente; / And wonders he'd achieve, / For he asks us to believe / She's his mother—and he's nearly five-and-twenty! — 1882